The annual Heritage Walks are held on Saturdays and Sundays in September and the first weekend in October, and provide more than 80 free guided tours throughout Berkshire and Lichfield County.
Artswalk will host 6 new shows on the first Friday of September, and auctions will benefit the restoration of Clinton Church
Pittsfield-Next Friday, the Art Walk will be held in downtown Pittsfield from 5pm to 8pm on Friday, September 3rd. The event will feature new indoor art performances, murals and Artscape painted boxes. This year’s new feature, you can download the PocketSights app and take a virtual hike on your phone.
The Lichtenstein Art Center at 28 Renne Ave. will host “The Chase/Graubard Show” from September 3 to 25, featuring works by married couples Karen Chase and Paul Graubard. One of their collaborative works “Hongera Obama, Congratulations from Tanzanians” will be auctioned. The proceeds will be used to restore the Clinton AME Zion Church in Great Barrington. The silent auction can be conducted in Lichtenstein in person, or you can contact slemme@cityofpittsfield.org for information on how to bid for the item.
NUarts at 311 North Street will host an Open Studios event from 5 pm to 8 pm, and Myk Daigle will display and sell antiques and restored pens. Caroline Kelley will show her new abstract works and her “traffic paintings”-small antique collages depicting people in traffic. Shany Porras will present abstract paintings that intuitively translate people’s experiences through music influenced by the Bauhaus and 20th-century American abstract painters. Ilene Richard will show her original acrylic paintings, including “The Year of the Clown”. Sally Tiska Rice will show her recent family portraits, and Marney Schorr will show her new series of abstract jazz paintings created with gouache on black and white paper.
The North Hotel at 297 North Street will feature Ellie Spangler’s “Then + Now”. The Brothership Building Window is located at No. 141 North Street and is curated by IS183 Art School. It will showcase Stacey Silkey’s “More than a Daydream”. The Pittsfield Unitarian Universal Salvation Church at 175 Wendell Avenue will host a show featuring Erica Manville and Melissa Quick (Erica Manville) and Melissa Quick during the Art Walk. Melissa Quirk’s program “The First Big Job”, will host a reception and live performance of poetry.
Artists from the Berkshire Association will exhibit their work in the “Plein Air of Berkshire” of TKG Real Estate, located at 137 North Street. Featured artists are Carolyn Abrams (mixed media and cold wax), Susan Sabino (photography), Arthur Djang (watercolor) and Alan Jacobson (oil painting, watercolor and acrylic).
All art exhibits are displayed at participating venues throughout the month. For more information and maps of all participating artists and locations, click here.
Berkshire, Massachusetts, Lichfield County, Connecticut — Upper Hugh Sutton Valley National Heritage Area announced the 19th Annual Fall Heritage Walk, September 4-6 (including Monday and Labor Day), Held on Saturdays and Sundays from 11th to 12th, 18th to 19th, 25th to 26th and October 2nd to 3rd. More than 80 free guided tours will be provided in Berkshire and Lichfield counties.
The public is invited to participate in these family-oriented interpretive walks, provided in collaboration with the area’s historical, cultural, and outdoor recreation organizations.
Historians, naturalists and environmentalists will lead participants to explore historic manor gardens and town areas, tours of cultural heritage sites behind the scenes, nature walks, hiking tours and industrial heritage tours. There will be historical walks of Native Americans and African Americans, canoe trips on the Housatonic River, and bike tours on scenic country roads.
Libraries, post offices, restaurants, and grocery stores in the area provide detailed Heritage Walks brochures. The timetable is also available online. To request a brochure by email, please send an email to programs@housatonicheritage.org
LENOX — Funding applications for community-oriented arts, humanities and science projects will open on September 1, 2021, and the deadline is October 15, 2021. The Lenox Cultural Council (LCC) is accepting funding proposals from organizations, schools, and individuals to support cultural activities in the community.
According to LCC spokesperson Arlene D. Schiff, these grants can help fund projects, programs and activities in the arts, humanities, and sciences, and cultivate a rich cultural life for Lenox residents. Encourage new and innovative projects, including virtual events. Apps that provide free or low-cost programs/events will be given priority. Visit the council website for other requirements.
You can find the application form, local guides, and other information about the local cultural council program here.
Stephentown, New York-On Wednesday, September 15th, from 4 to 6 pm, the Stephentown and Abbots Acre Berry Gardens in New York will host a berry production seminar in collaboration with Cornell University. These free seminars are designed for commercial berry growers and will provide farmers with the latest tools and techniques for monitoring the invasive pest Drosophila spectabilis. They will also introduce the use of isolation nets to combat destructive pests, as well as understanding cultural and chemical management strategies. The seminar is sponsored by the New York State Berry Growers Association and is free to attend. Pre-registration is required.
The event will have hands-on demonstrations, demonstrations and Q&A sessions with various experts. At the Stephentown seminar, speakers included Laura McDermott of Cornell Cooperative Promotion, Dale-Ila Riggs, owner of Berry Patch, Ted Storozum of Quebec Net manufacturer TekKnit, Chris Callahan of the University of Vermont and Paul Lucas of Gintec, Ontario, Canada. Speakers at the Kennedy Symposium included Dr. Greg Loeb and Stephen Hessler of Cornell University, Anya Osatuke of Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York, and John Abers, owner of Abers Acres.
Click here to register for any seminar. Berry Patch is located at 15589 NY-22 in Stephentown, New York. Aber’s Acres is located in Rt. 394 Kennedy in New York.
Founded in 1988, the New York State Berry Growers Association (NYSBGA) is a non-profit educational association for berry growers, from large wholesale family farms to independent farm stalls and small self-harvesting operations throughout New York State. NYSBGA promotes the cultivation and marketing of berries by exchanging valuable information (including scientific research and planting techniques). We also deal with labor, research, and technical issues on behalf of growers academically and legislatively, and grant research grants to research and resolve issues important to New York State berry growers.
To find a farm selling locally grown fresh berries in your New York area, please visit our “Find a Farm” directory.
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